Negro Leagues
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MLB made the first step, now it has to get inclusion of the Negro Leagues right
Josh Gibson’s family: No one envies the work of MLB to get this right, but get it right it must
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In MLB’s hallowed numbers game, it’s time to make room for Negro League greats
From Josh Gibson and Satchel Paige to Cool Papa Bell and Martin Dihigo, these players were, and are forever more major leaguers
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MLB elevating the status of Negro Leagues is the problem, not the solution
Black baseball is not less than. And never will be.
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Why the MVP award should be renamed after Negro Leagues great Josh Gibson
Removing Kenesaw Mountain Landis’ name and changing it to the ‘Josh Gibson MVP Award’ would be an act of redemption
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How a community kept the memory of Black baseball alive in Cleveland
Fannie Lewis and others fought to preserve the history of League Park and the Negro Leagues
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100 years after the Negro Leagues’ inaugural season, its brightest star is honored
Oscar Charleston’s headstone is replaced with one that recognizes his contribution to the league
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J.L. Wilkinson stood out as the only white owner in the first official Negro League
The Kansas City Monarchs went on to become the most successful team in black baseball
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‘The Immortal’ Martin Dihigo may have been the best baseball player ever
The Cuban star thrived in the Negro Leagues and has been enshrined in five national halls of fame
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Rube Foster was the big man behind the first successful Negro baseball league
100 years ago, it took a combination of salesman and dictator to launch a historic era for black teams